Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1887-01-21
Local BrevitIes

Mr.. F. J Maddox WAS in town q. Mon
day preparing his bond as treasurer of he
school board.
I The balmy wea her which We enjoyed
for few days last week has been succeed
ed by another cold snap.
/ The county commissioners meet next
( Tuesday to refund county bonds and the
transaction Of miscellaneous business
There are many applicants for the va
canci.s which exist IN the ranks Of the
Howard Rifles and h" quota OF the com
msnd will soon be Il led.
A marriage license was issued in Wash-
ington on Wednesday to Mr.. I. ,. Hay
den, al this county, and Miss X .tie \
sullivan, Il Washington.
The Howard Rifles " i'll NEE, u day at
o'clock for dril aud. uutI further orders,
will meet on al ern,te Fridays sni Sliur-
days hereafter a, the same hour
The cold weather OF this week has
caused u considerable hardening Of the
ice in he river, and il is Difficult. at this
time, =" predict when navigation ~iii Ice
opened.
We are rapidly approaching February
and ground hog day" which vii he
watched 10y the cred ulous with much snN-
iety, AZ f"reca.ting a continuation or an
end of winter.
The trustees Of the pot held mre;Ing
in town on Tuesday and wer. sumpigous
ly dined by Superintendent Wrlch at Mr.
Norriss, alter tue business 10 hand ID
been disposed oi.
Boys, can't We get up a miIi..ry hpp
before Leu. TIE time is shar' aud ~
have done nothing Ia that dIrrctio, as
yet and ntte galety would perhaps en-.
li'rn our military arl"r.
1T humor, wi, and homes '. CO nd save"
iron the Ills a-sh Is heir TO, shst a 9, sosl
price they'd bring in the market. Well,
twenty nv. cents vi buy cheap prnacrs
5 aviation Oh, certain cure
DR.. WIN. Il Wilmer VINO Is mixing
brief vlsI IL his relatives in the oouuiy
was in town on Tuesday The doctor Is
hacking we'll and was IS cheerful as ever
having a pleasant word ior = the friends
he met.
"Percbed upon bust of Ia las, nr bet.
ter yet, on some handy si.elf, the sens,b e
housrkeeper has her 10 lie 81 DIR Bulls
{ ugh syrup, and when the child has
distressing cough or touch OF CT up, she
clies the lit one in no time.
Mr.. A y. Gray. who is now connected
with the commission house of Chipchuss
Bros, is travelling through the cnunty 10
the interest Of this firm. Those Of our
farmers On whom he calls should give him
favorable consideration and part Of their
patronage.
The following mtriI1ge licenses have
been Issu' ii from the clerks office within
the past week: john +. II ,rdesty and
Ellen Moran James Lucas aud Sarah Har-
d-sty; John +. Dement, and Acha Z.
Wright, all white; and Melvin VI .rshaIl
and Harriet Calvert, colored
Justice b. F. Blandford, Of the dis
trict, issued summary punishment Ia 4
chicken thief whom he caught robbing
his hen ronst one n,gh' last week, by pep
pering hir1 well with bird shot. Frank
says if the would be thief will return the
shot no questions will he asked
Tuesday was not n very busy day in
town though many persons were here pay
ing up their annual premium in the Mont
g"mery insurance company, the agent Of
which, Mr.. Neave, Was IN own on that
day to receive it Mr.. Neave wi be here
again next Tuesday for the same purpose
Mr. Henry A. Turner was the only one
from this county WHO attended the meet
ing OF the "reforners" in Baltimore lasi
week. We cabaot think, however, that
such a staunch and true Democrat as Mr..
Turner can have any sympathy with such
more than interest induced him to attend.
The toma'o pack Of 1886 in the United
States is estimated a. over two million
three hundred thousand cases, about one
million more than the pack of the year
previous. As large an amount as this
seems to BE-, il is less han the usual con
sumption in this country. Notwithstand
ing the difference in quantity in the two
year the price was much bet or in Sc
than in 'S5, and The impression prevails IN
W, II informed quarters that canned goods
are getting scarce and that the price will
advance before the new crop is ready for
market. This will stimulate trade, and
larger pack and a more profi'abl one next
year is anticipated.